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Anne Catharine Hoof Green c. 1720–1775
Born in the Netherlands
In addition to mothering fourteen children, Anne Green helped her husband, Jonas Green, run the Maryland Gazette. When he died in 1767, she took over his responsibilities, becoming manager of his printing shop and succeeding him as the newspaper's editor. Under her supervision the enterprise thrived, and she gained a favorable reputation for recording opinions and events leading up to the American Revolution. During this period, she was also appointed the official printer of documents for the colony of Maryland. One of a small number of women in the printing trade during the colonial period, she ran the newspaper for eight years. Although her obituary lauded her as a wife and a mother, Charles Willson Peale represents her instead with the Maryland Gazette in her hand, an indication of her professional achievement.
Charles Willson Peale (1741–1827)
Oil on canvas, 1769 |